Armed men try to rob North Olmsted Dollar General, register won't open

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio -- Police are investigating after two men tried to rob a Dollar General at gunpoint Monday evening.

The attempted robbery happened about 6:45 p.m. at the store on Clague Road just south of Lorain Road, police said.

One of the men had a gun, jumped on the checkout counter and put the gun to the employee's head, police said. The cashier told police the man started demanding money from the register, according to a police report.

He continued to shout "give me the money" as he pointed the gun to her face. The man also said "if you don't hurry up, I will shoot you in the face," the report says.

The cashier tried several times to open the register, but with no luck.

An employee on lunch in the back of the store heard the man screaming and ran out to the front of the store to try to open the register, the report says.

The two men ran away without any money.

Fairview Park, North Olmsted and Westlake police officers searched the areas of Kensington Court and east down Lorain Road to Camelot Inn with negative results.